Teen Takes Selfies With Mom Every Year, But Their Final Picture ‘Together’ Is Heartbreaking

Taking pictures on the first day of school is a tradition many children experience every year. It might be annoying, but parents love to see their children grow over the years.

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For one Texas teenager, the selfies she took with her mom on the first and last days of each year in high school were always a happy time. Through the years, Savannah Inthalangsy and her mother Phelana could look back at the photos and see themselves mature and grow older. Their wide smiles in every picture clearly show their close bond.

“I love tradition and I love to start new traditions and anything to get ice cream,” the John Horn High School graduate told CBS DFW. She plans to enjoy her summer and major in education at the University of Texas.

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In the sequence of photos, as time progresses, the pictures evolve — not only does Savannah get older, but her mother experiences some changes as well. Sadly, Phelana is not pictured on the last day of her daughter’s senior year.

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Savannah wasn’t shy about expressing her feelings to her mom. “I would always say we’re best friends and she’d say, ‘We’re not friends! I’m your mom. I can’t be friends with you!’ But I still think we were best friends,” she told WFAA Dallas.

Senior Year Celebration

Savannah at Her Mom's Graveside

Sadly, 45-year-old Phelana passed away before her daughter’s graduation from high school. Savannah decided to uphold the tradition and took a smiling picture with matching Starbucks cups at her mom’s graveside.

Internet Encourages Savannah to Stick With Her Dreams

“She never got her bachelor’s degree to teach education, but she was able to teach at day cares, and I always said that I wanted to get my bachelor’s degree, and I always said that I loved education, too.”

Strangers Have Savannah's Back

Even strangers on the internet are touched by Savannah’s story and are rooting for her success.

Although her mom might not be around anymore, Savannah definitely would have made her proud.

Savannah Inthalangsy never thought a silly tradition with her mom would attract so much attention. She now has a record of her close bond with her mom to enjoy forever. Phelana would certainly be proud of her daughter, just like everyone who heard her story is.